You Won't Believe What We Did All Day Saturday

The day, of course, was all about hockey. Liam had a game in the early A.M., then he and his friend, Kyle, wanted to stay and watch the 14-year-old boys play (they were amazing, FYI), then off to see a movie about, what else...a hockey player, then home to skate and shoot pucks for another hour and a half. Then...the Ranger game. As I type this, Bob and Liam are out back on the ice passing the puck. Liam wanted to warm up before his game this morning.

Psst: I also think that Bobby wants any excuse to get on the ice now-a-days. He is loving the new hockey skills he is acquiring.
Liam picking up a few pucks as he clears the ice of "snow."

Daddy and Mommy facing off.

After a fun afternoon, Bobby and Liam clear and resurface the ice.

The scene at our back door.

Christmas in January

Since Dad was in the hospital until Christmas Eve, we decided to celebrate Christmas on January 9. Much fun was had by all. Here are a few pictures...

Building an Ice Rink

Yesterday we built a 20' x 44' ice rink in the back yard. Now we just wait for it to freeze completely.

Clearing the snow.

Brushing the patio smooth.

Putting up the boards.

The plastic.

Nailing the plastic to the boards.

Water.

Bob and Liam checking on everything as the water began to fill.

Our Rink Master.

The rink as it looked at 7:30 a.m. this morning. It is only frozen about a 1/2" deep, so there will be no skating today.

We love Colorado!!

The view from our room.

Bob and Liam at Keystone.

A happy Bobby, after a most awesome powder day in Imperial Bowl at Breckenridge.

Yeah!!! Having so much fun!!!

Liam, sporting the sweater that Grandma Irene made him. He wore it every day.

The view from our condo of Horseshoe Bowl and Contest Bowl.

Mommy and Liam at Beaver Creek.

Liam and Bob at dinner.

View of our new home away from home, The Grand Lodge on Peak 7.

A moose who was hangin' out near the base of Peak 8.

Another view from our room.

Liam and Mommy waiting for Daddy to finish taking photos. Liam was anxious to get skiing. Bobby thought it was cool that we could see Breckenridge while skiing the back side of Keystone.

Liam and Mommy at Keystone.

Mommy and Liam at Bubba Gumps our last night.

Scored his first Hat Trick today!!

Liam holding his trophy from the Thanksgiving Hockey Tournament. Liam's team did extremely well today. They won all four of their games.

He scored his first Hat Trick, and then went on to score one more goal in that game. Liam was one of the top goal scorers today with 10 goals. His friend Kyle, who often plays on the same line, had 12 goals. And his friend Tyler, who also often plays on the same line, had at least 6. Their buddy, Kevin, who normally plays for a different team, took charge in goal and didn't let many shots past. Those Pirates were on FIRE today!!

Liam's Room

Thought I'd post some photos to show Liam's new bunk bed. Also wanted to document the one day that his room is actually clean!

This is his shrine to hockey.

Now "The Kid" wants to score a Hat Trick

Liam had a good game today. It was his first game where he scored two goals. Bobby took video of all eight shifts that Liam skated this morning. We'll spare you seven of them. Liam is No. 5 on the Blue Team. Here is his first shift...

Now that he has had a two goal game, he has his sights set on scoring a Hat Trick.